spiritual

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: Negro spiritualreligiousunearthlyapparitionalghostlikeghostlyphantasmalspectral

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United StatesSynonyms: Negro spiritual

Adjective (4)

  1. concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church“religious texts”“a member of a religious order”“lords temporal and spiritual”“spiritual leaders”“spiritual songs”Synonyms: religious
  2. concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul“a spiritual approach to life”“spiritual fulfillment”“spiritual values”“unearthly love”Synonyms: unearthly
  3. lacking material body or form or substance“spiritual beings”“the vital transcendental soul belonging to the spiritual realm — Lewis Mumford”
  4. resembling or characteristic of a phantom“a ghostly face at the window”“a phantasmal presence in the room”“spectral emanations”“spiritual tappings at a seance”Synonyms: apparitionalghostlikeghostlyphantasmalspectral
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Spiritual \Spir"it*u*al\, a. [L. spiritualis: cf. F. spirituel. See Spirit.]

1.Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as, a spiritual substance or being. [1913 Webster]

It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.— 1 Cor. xv. 44.[1913 Webster]

2.Of or pertaining to the intellectual and higher endowments of the mind; mental; intellectual. [1913 Webster]

3.Of or pertaining to the moral feelings or states of the soul, as distinguished from the external actions; reaching and affecting the spirits. [1913 Webster]

God's law is spiritual; it is a transcript of the divine nature, and extends its authority to the acts of the soul of man.— Sir T. Browne.[1913 Webster]

4.Of or pertaining to the soul or its affections as influenced by the Spirit; controlled and inspired by the divine Spirit; proceeding from the Holy Spirit; pure; holy; divine; heavenly-minded; -- opposed to carnal. [1913 Webster]

That I may impart unto you some spiritual gift.— Rom. i. ll.[1913 Webster]
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings.— Eph. i. 3.[1913 Webster]
If a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one.— Gal. vi. 1.[1913 Webster]

5.Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things; ecclesiastical; as, the spiritual functions of the clergy; lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation. [1913 Webster]

Spiritual coadjuctor. (Eccl.) See the Note under Jesuit.

Spiritual court (Eccl. Law), an ecclesiastical court, or a court having jurisdiction in ecclesiastical affairs; a court held by a bishop or other ecclesiastic. [1913 Webster]

Spiritual \Spir"it*u*al\, n. A spiritual function, office, or affair. See Spirituality, 2. [1913 Webster]

He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the emperor in temporals. --Lowell. [1913 Webster]

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